I’m dreaming of a wet Christmas…
With the amount of rain falling on Melbourne over the last two days, it doesn’t take much dreaming to envision a wet Christmas! Forecasts are for fine and 25, but I suspect it will be wet underfoot in many places still and the tree/ earthwork damage will still be visible anyway.
It reminds me of a Christmas when I was a kid – I only remember bits & pieces of it (and it may have been a family Christmas party rather than on Christmas Day although my memory is Christmas Day) I don’t remember Christmas celebrations themselves affected by rain and water, but going home was a different story!
Driving along Dandenong Road, the road was covered in water – at least ankle deep is my guess. There weren’t a lot of cars on the road, and all were travelling slowly and carefully. I think our engine must have been flooded because I remember Dad walking off through the pouring rain, trudging through the lake of the service road to reach a phone booth and call for help.
I don’t remember who rescued us and can’t imagine who he called for help – my Grandparents would have been closest but they never drove or owned a car! Maybe he just rang the RACV and I can only imagine how long a wait that would have been on such a night.
It was a bit scary – I think the car breaking down and Dad not automatically fixing it broke a few childish illusions 
Here’s hoping Christmas Day this year will be a little less adventurous, as much as we appreciate the rain!
December 21st, 2007 at 6:41 pm
We’re in melbourne, too and had a tree fall down across our yard yesterday – so grateful my daughter wasn’t playing there and that it didn’t damage the house.
I was dreaming of some rain before Christmas for the farmers and resevoirs, but this was a little more than I was thinking of!
December 21st, 2007 at 10:04 pm
Yes, it certainly is wet in Melbourne tonight – but skies should clear in time for Santa to get through
An interesting Christmas memory, PreciousWater (is that where you developed an interest in water and water cosneration?!) and one of those experiences that makes a good story but doesn’t feel so good at the time!